Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 377-382 , March 2008

Comparison of the effect of AquaLase and NeoSoniX phacoemulsification on the corneal endothelium

,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented in part at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, USA, April 2007.

 Supported in part by research project MZO 00179906 from the Ministry of Health, Prague, Czech Republic, and in part by a grant from Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(07)02049-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.033

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 377-382 , March 2008

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